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The Nutty Professor

There once was a nutty professor

          Who felt he was so much the lesser

                    He mixed in a beaker

                              The perfect Id-tweaker

               Out popped a sharp-dresser successor.



Buddy Love was the coolest of men

          Where once an old egg-head had been 

                    But despite how he tried

                              The old prof couldn't hide

               From his nature, or who he had been.



His honest intent from the start

          To impress a young blonde, a-la-cart

                    But each potion he'd brew

                              Wasn't sweet or as true

               As the man that she found ... in his heart.




~ 1st Place ~  in the "Favorite Comedy Movie" Poetry Contest, Alexis Y., Sponsor.

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Eve Roper Date: 5/22/2018 11:29:00 AM Congratulation on this wonderful cute write ... Hugs Eve Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 5/29/2018 5:49:00 AM Thank you very much, Eve! :-) <3

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 5/21/2018 5:30:00 AM Back with congratulations :) hugs! mo Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 5/29/2018 5:48:00 AM Thank you and hugs back, Mo! :-) <3

Curtis Moorman Date: 5/21/2018 4:09:00 AM Gregory, no surprise here. I fully expected to see your name on the 1st place spot. Congratulations! Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 5/29/2018 5:47:00 AM You are very kind, Curtis, and I greatly appreciate it! :-)

Line Gauthier Date: 5/20/2018 9:06:00 PM Well deserved top win with this most charming poem, Gregory. Congrats! Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 5/20/2018 9:52:00 PM Thank you very much, Line!

Mick Talbot Date: 5/20/2018 5:07:00 PM Well done Gregory its a cracker. Congratulations on your first place. Mick Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 5/20/2018 9:51:00 PM Many thanks to you, Mick - blessings, Friend! :-)

Kim Rodrigues Date: 5/20/2018 2:42:00 PM Back for congrats, Greg! Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 5/20/2018 9:51:00 PM Thank you again, Kim! :-) <3

Roy Pett Date: 5/20/2018 2:26:00 PM Congratulations on your well deserved win Gregory, absolutely brilliant. :)) Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 5/20/2018 9:45:00 PM That's very kind of you, Roy - I'm pleased you liked it, my friend! :-)

Jan Allison Date: 5/20/2018 2:00:00 PM what a fab string of limericks:-) Many congrats on your win Greg:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 5/20/2018 9:44:00 PM Thank you very much, Jan - blessings, Friend! :-) <3

Susan Gentry Date: 5/20/2018 1:39:00 PM Lol. You do these well too. Enjoyed it. Congratulations on your #1 win! Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 5/20/2018 9:43:00 PM Many thanks, Susan - I'm pleased you enjoyed it! :-) <3

Alexis Y. Date: 5/20/2018 1:10:00 PM Hi Greg, Congratulations on your top placement in my contest. I love Jerry Lewis. And I happen to like the nutty professor , the old and the new version:-) Alexis Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 5/20/2018 9:42:00 PM Me too, Alexis, and thank you so very much! I'm honored and humbled to be on a list with such wonderful poets - many thanks and blessings to you! :-) <3

Carrie Richards Date: 5/20/2018 12:55:00 PM Love it !!! I remember the first (Jerry Lewis) version from when I was a kid in school, always a fun movie and makes me feel young again !! Congrats to you!! Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 5/20/2018 9:41:00 PM Thank you very much, Carrie, this was a fun little project ... I love BOTH versions, but Jerry was the master! Blessings, friend! :-) <3

Gershon Wolf Date: 4/3/2018 4:21:00 PM You know, I was trying to remember what the movie was about til I read your limerick. You've brought it all back very nicely. As Alan Sherman might have remarked: "Glory, glory, Jerry Lewis!" Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 5/20/2018 9:40:00 PM Indeed - well-said, my friend ... many thanks and blessings, Buddy! :-)

Andrea Dietrich Date: 3/30/2018 7:54:00 PM ahh, what a sweet ending. I think I saw it, but so long ago, I just don't really recall it. Jerry Lewis was a one of a kind, that is for sure!! Nice seeing this one of yours. I don't think I see many limericks from you, but you sure have them down! Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 3/31/2018 7:05:00 AM No, I've only written one other Limerick, I think, (Fred - about a snowman - very funny), but I used to memorize them and I have about twenty that I can recite. This was fun - "Fred" was even more so! Blessings and thanks to you, Buddy! :-) <3

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 3/28/2018 9:37:00 AM Fabulous pen Greg! Delightful :) XOMO! Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 3/31/2018 7:03:00 AM Thank you Dear Mo - glad you enjoyed it! :-) <3

Kim Rodrigues Date: 3/28/2018 8:02:00 AM Oh, you did a great job! You captured the movie nicely! A fave for me! A winner in my book! Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 3/31/2018 7:03:00 AM That's very sweet of you, Kim, I'm pleased you enjoyed it! Blessings, my friend! :-)

Lin Lane Date: 3/28/2018 6:34:00 AM You've portrayed his character's qualities quite well, Greg. He wore many disguises during his acting career. Login to Reply Gregory Richard Barden Date: 3/31/2018 7:02:00 AM Thank you very much, Dear Lin - yes, he was a comedic genius who excelled at chracter portrayal ... he will be missed dearly. Blessings, my friend! :-) <3